Chile: Off-season resort, birds and flowers, enjoy the summer in South America.

On the busy traffic road in downtown San Diego, the dancer and her drummer partner improvised at the red light.

If in your impression, Chile in South America is only a mining country rich in copper resources, then you are out. In fact, Chile is also a unique off-season resort with rich tourism resources. The snow season in North America and Asia is really the South American summer with flowers and birds singing.

San Diego has a strong cultural atmosphere.

The map of Chile is like a slender strip park. The capital, Santiago, is located in the center of this belt park. Therefore, when traveling around Chile, you usually have to transfer from San Diego.

Expressway and urban roads in San Diego are well built. In addition to the subway, the city is full of big buses and taxis that can be called by waving. But the road signs in expressway and the city, as well as the famous brands in shops and restaurants are all in Spanish, which is a bit inconvenient. In addition, the power sockets in hotels and airports here can only be plugged into two parallel cylindrical sockets. Fortunately, we bought an international socket before our holiday in Chile, which is convenient for charging our mobile phones and computers every day.

We arrived in San Diego on the local Christmas morning. The driver told us that most local restaurants were open as usual on Christmas day and there was no problem eating. He especially suggested that we go to Mercado Central, a famous seafood market not far from the hotel, to taste local seafood.

Before entering the seafood market on the roof, I smelled appetizing seafood. I saw a lot of excitement when I entered the arena. There are not only stalls selling fresh marine fish and shellfish, but also many seafood restaurants, which are said to be very famous and packed.

Chileans seem to have a high standard of living. Especially on weekends, the bars and restaurants near our hotel are always full from afternoon to early morning. People like to drink, eat and chat under the umbrella outside the restaurant, as if enjoying life. I believe that the happiness index of San Diego people is not low.

There are many restaurants and bars in San Diego, as well as Catholic churches, buses and taxis. The pedestrian street in the city center is also very big. Here, although there are few restaurants in China, many things sold in the shops are made in China.

Interestingly, there are many bookstores and audio-visual products in San Diego. Every evening, there are always several stalls selling second-hand books in the street near the hotel, and the cultural atmosphere is very strong. If you walk in the parks or main streets of the city, you will always meet musicians playing and singing, and many passers-by will put down some money to express their gratitude. At a busy intersection in the city, we saw a lady in a gorgeous skirt. As soon as the red light comes on, she dances and her boyfriend is playing the tambourine, and her voice is not low. Then before the green light is released, open the window to collect money from the car, which is also a distinctive self-reliance.

San Diego seems to be better than other big cities in South America in terms of public security, order and living standards, but food and prices are not cheap. When we went to San Diego, the bank exchange rate was about 1 US dollar to 590 Chilean pesos. It costs 800 pesos to buy a bottle of mineral water outside a small shop, and it is common to order a meal 1000 pesos in an ordinary restaurant. When we visit the pedestrian street in the city center, when we go to the public toilet, we have to pay for tickets at a window. It costs 450 pesos for a person to add a receipt, which seems more expensive than going to the toilet in some European cities.

Flamingos spread their wings and fly, and their red and black wings burn like flames.

Bain National Park is picturesque.

We left Santiago by an early flight, crossed the rolling mountains, and arrived at punta arenas Airport at the southern tip of Chile more than three hours later. The travel agency picked us up and arranged for us to take a bus to Bainai National Park.

Along the way, the road is covered with lush grass, and people and houses are rarely seen. I saw cattle, sheep and horses lazily enjoying the sunshine and young grass under the snow-capped mountains, and I felt that they were quite happy.

Located on the plateau, Bainei National Park is famous for its beautiful scenery such as snow-capped mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, rivers, forests, animals and blue lagoons. It maintains a good original ecological beauty and picturesque scenery.

We also visited the famous Milton Cave in the National Park. This cave is very huge, with traces of early human activities, including stone tools, 12000 years ago. At the entrance of the cave, the South American sloth model unearthed here stands, attracting many tourists to take pictures.

After visiting Miloon Cave, we went deeper into the national park, and the lake in front of us became more and more beautiful.

The snow-capped mountains in Bainai National Park are particularly beautiful and shocking, because there is a forest under the snow-capped mountains, and there are large areas of rippling lakes, streams and spectacular waterfalls under the forest. The waterfall falls in emerald green, and not far behind it are towering snow peaks and clouds. The scenery is really beautiful. National Geographic magazine named Bain National Park in Chile as one of the most beautiful places on earth, which is worthy of its name.

In fact, the glaciers in Bainai National Park may be more famous. We visited the famous Serrano Glacier by boat. After about an hour's voyage, the cruise ship docked at the pier at the foot of the glacier. After disembarking, we braved the drizzle, followed the tour guide along the winding narrow mountain road with beautiful lake view and hurried to the glacier. Here, your hands can touch the original beauty of this ten thousand-year-old glacier. People forget the drizzle and shoot glaciers with cameras and mobile phones. On the way back, the rain stopped, the sun came out again, the trees on the roadside were covered with crimson fruits, and the Serrano Glacier was more spectacular in the sun.

Bainei National Park is a good place to eat roast mutton, which is rich in aquatic plants and pastures. Sure enough, after leaving the glacier, our cruise ship sailed for 20 minutes and arrived at another pier, which was a huge barbecue canteen. There is a table for every six people in the tour group. Everyone has a glass of red wine or other drinks. The supply of fresh pine roast mutton.

After a hearty meal, I came back from the cruise ship and looked back at the snow-capped mountains and glaciers along the propeller and the tail of the cruise ship. I feel endless aftertaste South America can't go to Chile for a holiday; When traveling in Chile, you must go to Byrne National Park to enjoy the beautiful scenery and delicious roast leg of lamb.

Moon Valley, don't miss the hot spring tour.

We took an early flight from punta arenas Airport at the southern tip of Chile, and the connecting flight in San Diego took less than an hour. We arrived at Karama airport in northern Chile at 1 in the afternoon. After walking a mountain road, the bus took us to the tourist village hotel in Moon Valley Scenic Area.

The village is like a hotel built of dry adobe, with one room and one room, and almost every family is full. There is a small swimming pool in the courtyard of our hotel. A pool of clear water dispelled the heat wave here. The cactus in the yard grows taller than people.

The sunset here is also very late. There is sunshine almost every day this season, so there is no need for weather forecast. At 4: 30 pm, the tourist bus we booked picked us up at the hotel gate on time and went straight to Moon Valley National Park.

Moon Valley Park is famous for its desert, saline-alkali beaches and standing on an endless cliff to watch the sunset. It is said that the scenery here is like the moon. At night, when the moonlight falls on the vast moon valley, because the ground is white saline-alkali beach, there are various shapes of sand dunes, deserts and valleys, it is really the feeling of moonlight like silver, which is fascinating.

We also visited the Flamingo National Animal Reserve. When we saw the flamingo spread its wings, the flaming wings above and the black wings below burned like flames. The tour guide said that it is precisely because flamingos have been the staple food of shrimp in the salt lake since childhood, and the rich mineral resources in the salt lake make flamingos grow red feathers on their white wings and black feathers below, making them a natural stunner with extraordinary beauty and generous manners.

Visit the Moon Valley Scenic Area and enjoy the gift of Prita Ma Wenquan River. When we swim in the hot spring pool and soak in the hot spring, the hot spring waterfall flowing down the upper step falls on our heads and bodies like a downpour. It feels really good. So, don't forget to take your bathing suit and swimming trunks to visit the Moon Valley in Chile, and don't miss the rare opportunity to visit the hot spring river in Prita Ma Hot Spring!

Easter Island has a strong tourism industry.

At the beginning of the new year, we once again flew to the mysterious Easter Island via the capital Santiago. The airport is not big, but it is a tropical island, full of palm trees, coconut trees and all kinds of flowers, and the sea breeze blows gently.

There is a two-hour time difference between here and Chile. Chile is not big, but the territory of Easter Island is really not close. Anyone who has been to Easter Island will praise it as a real pearl in the South Pacific, especially because of its legendary history and culture.

Easter Island is shaped like an isosceles triangle, with a large area and a population of only about 6,000. It is said that in 1772, Dutch explorers discovered this nameless island in the South Pacific, which happened to be Christian Easter. Since then, the island has been named Easter Island.

Since the US military set up an airport on Easter Island for the emergency standby project of the space shuttle, more and more tourists have come here from Chile, Europe, America, Brazil, Argentina and Japan. Tourism not only saved Easter Island, but also made the islanders here rich. So far, tourism is almost the only industry on this island.

During the tourist season around the New Year, hotels on the island are not cheap, and it is common for a room to cost more than $65,438+050 a night. Eating in restaurants on the island is not cheap either. A meal of more than ten yuan is the lowest. Want to eat Chinese food on the island? Then you can only buy Master Kong instant noodles imported from China in a nearby store.

Interestingly, Easter Island is surrounded by water, but seafood is imported from Chile, which is expensive. Think about it, too. Hotels, taxis, retail shops and souvenir shops, travel agencies, car rental companies and underwater surfing amusement service companies on the island can all make money easily. Coupled with the road construction, flower planting and construction industries stimulated by tourism, where will anyone go fishing in the sea?

This isolated island in the South Pacific has been isolated from the world for a long time and is basically a city citizen. Only 100 farmers grow crops, vegetables and cattle, and there are basically no fishermen. Despite the crater, we can see a large flat land on the island.

Although it was the hottest summer on Easter Island from June to March in 5438, we didn't feel muggy and humid. There is also a particularly exquisite beach on the island, with white sand underwater and gentle water depth, which is especially suitable for family swimming.

Just as we were enjoying one huge Moai statue after another by the sea, huge white waves hit the rocks on the shore and set off huge waves. The scenery was very unique and spectacular.

Easter Island is so short of food and clothes. Why do people sacrifice their lives to carve, carry and erect such a huge stone statue at the seaside? Is it the culture or religion on the island? The mystery is still unsolved.

It is said that the bigger the hat carved by the red rock on the top of the big stone statue, the higher its status. These stone statues have big ears, middle ears and small ears. It is said that those with big ears are sages of great wisdom? The middle ear is second. Are they ordinary people with small ears? It's a bit like Buddhism. A big earlobe is a blessing, and a big ear is a Buddha.

There are many rainbows on Easter Island. On Easter Island in summer, it is said that it will rain when it rains, but it won't last long. When we visit the Moai stone carving at the seaside, take a walk and take photos at the seaside, or eat in a restaurant near the hotel, we will see the beautiful rainbow after the drizzle.

These huge Moai stone carvings on Easter Island can be regarded as a visual feast. They must have enjoyed countless colorful rainbows to make themselves less deep and lonely.

There is also a tourist attraction on this island called Ahu Tongariki. You must not miss Easter Island.